264240 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/tsunami-von-alaska-1964-warum-traf-es-chenega-a-1075276.html#ref=rssDas Erdbeben in Alaska am 27. März 1964 mit der Stärke von 9,2 war eines der heftigsten, die je gemessen wurden. Dank der Abgeschiedenheit der Region starben lediglich 169 Menschen beim sogenannten Karfreitagsbeben ; vergleichbare Beben können an anderen Orten Hunderttausende Tote fordern.Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:18:00 +0100spiegel-2e33904987987163481e72538c6b5bda20160202171800http://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-solve-mystery-1964-alaska-tsunami/Underwater landslides at depths of 820 to 1,150 feet - much deeper than those that caused tsunamis affecting other communities - sent killing waves toward the Prince William Sound community of Chenega, where 23 of 75 residents died and all but two buildings were destroyed. The villagers had little time to get to high ground.Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:09:00 +0100CBSnews-5e73000275e3be251699885382c428e120160202170900http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/us-helicopter-maker-bell/2480870.htmlSINGAPORE: Amid a drying up of demand for aircraft supporting offshore oil and gas rigs, US-headquartered Bell Helicopter is looking to seal more deals in the parapublic space, which includes the law enforcement, and fire departments of governments. Bell helicopters have been deployed in disaster....Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:26:00 +0100channelnewsasia-e2ef3b0ca997af340c99364b2bf20ecf20160202162600http://www.vancouversun.com/business/earthquake+preparedness+progressing+slowly+surely+expert/11692127/story.htmlVANCOUVER - Perceived public apathy towards the threat of a major earthquake off Canada's west coast hasn't stopped governments across southwestern British Columbia from quietly earmarking millions of dollars for seismic upgrades and construction in anticipation of the "Big One.Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:56:00 +0100vancouversun-87546fd9cf37c6defa30e6112149664220160202155600